Beliefs about Papanicolaou smears and compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up in adolescents.
Open Access
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 153 (10) , 1046-1054
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.153.10.1046
Abstract
To explore qualitatively adolescent girls' understanding of Papanicolaou smears and barriers to compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up appointments.Keywords
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